MERCOSUR-Bolivia Free Trade Agreement

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The Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and Bolivia entered into force in 1996, fully or partially eliminating import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: 


  • Agglomerated and reduced iron;
  • Alumina, scrap metal, ammonia, crude steel;
  • Aluminium, nitrogen fertilizers, solar PV modules, solar cells, solar wafers;
  • Polysilicon, battery packs, battery cells; 
  • Anodes and cathodes, electrolysers, heat pumps; 
  • Electric vehicles, ICE cars, among other technologies;


Rules of origin delineated in the Agreement include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations in one of the signatory countries or incorporating materials of external origin valued above 40% of the transaction value of the good to benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

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